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Ananda
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 Posted - Jun 23 2010 : 4:48:20 PM
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God warned the people of an earthquake
that would swallow all the waters of the
land. The waters that would take their
place would make everyone insane.
Only the prophet took God seriously. He
carried huge jugs of water to his mountain
cave so that he had enough to last him
till the day he died.
Sure enough, the earthquake came and the
waters vanished and new water filled the
streams and lakes and rivers and ponds.
A few months later the prophet came down
to see what had happened. Everyone had
indeed gone mad, and attacked him,
for they thought it was he who was insane.
So the prophet went back to his mountain
cave, glad for the water he had saved.
But as time went by he found his loneliness
unbearable. He yearned for human
company, so he went down to the plains
again. Again he was rejected by the people,
for he was so unlike them.
The prophet then succumbed. He
threw away the water he had saved, drank
the new water, and joined the people
in their insanity.
The way to truth is narrow. You always walk alone.
Anthony De Mello, SJ
www.demello.org
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manigma
India
1065 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 05:43:45 AM
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It somehow reminded me of this dialogue by the Joker in Batman: The Dark Knight.
THE JOKER: I took Gotham's white knight. And I brought him down to my level. It wasn't hard; madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little push.
http://host.trivialbeing.org/up/tdk...t-script.pdf
I have seen this movie atleast 15 times. Have you seen it?
Here are few other quotes I like.
JOKER: You just couldn’t let me go could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible aren’t you? You won’t kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness, and I won’t kill you, because you’re just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever.
JOKER: Kill you? I don’t want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, you... you complete me! |
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Ananda
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 09:04:17 AM
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Hi Manigma , and yes i've seen it and more then once.
tc bro |
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